/**
 * Copyright (C) 2010 Olafur Gauti Gudmundsson
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package com.google.code.jbauble.db.annotations;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Optional annotation for specifying persistence behavior 
 * 
 * @author Olafur Gauti Gudmundsson
 * @author Scott Hernandez
 */
@Documented @Inherited
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
public @interface Property {

    /** The name of the key to store the field in; Defaults to the field name. */
    String value() default "";
 
    /** Specify the concrete class to instantiate. */
    Class<?> concreteClass() default Object.class;
}
